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W. J. DAVIDSON.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 394.913. Patented Deo. 18, 1888.

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\YILIAM J. DAVTDSON, OF ROALD, VIRGA, ASSGOR OF TlVO-TIIIRDS TO ROBERT E. IIATCI'IER ANI) CHARLES L. llATCllER, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 894,913, dated December 18, 1888. Application filed March 10, 1888x Serial No. 266,864. (Model.)

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Be it known that I, \\';|'LLIAM J. DAvIDsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Ronald7 in the county of Montgomery and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Imrn'ovements in \Vashing-\lachines, o'f which the following' is a specification.

This inve'ntiou relates to washing'amichines 10 of that class in whichareciproeating pounder or eompress is employed; and it consists in certain improvements in the eompress itself and the way of mountingI the same, whereby it adjusts itself to the mass of clothing' being washed.

My invention also consists of a novel means for holding' properly in place a tub or vessel eontaining' the elothes being' operated upon, all of which improvements will be hereinafter pointed out, and are illustrated in the accompauyii'ig' drawing's, wherein- Figure Vl is a perspective view of a washing machine or apparatus embodying' my inventions. Fig'. 2 is a central long'itudinal section, and Fig'. Il is a bottom view of the compress-plate.

A designat es the platform or bench, upon which is supported the washing' apparatus, and from which projoels upward a standard, l, near one endthereof, having' pivoted in its 'upper end the operating'-lever This standard is ln'aeed by an inelined bar, l'', and has its upper end forked to permit the pivoted end of the level' (I to be zuljusted, there being' a series of apertures, Z), to receive the pivot-pin (f.

D is the bar or link by which the compress or pounder E is connected with the operating'-handle. The upper end of the baror link is forked and 1n'ovided with a series of apel'- tures, d', to permit adjustment thereof upon the lever C, which is done by changing' the pivot-pin d from one to another of the apertures, as the quantity of clothes being' operated upon in the tub F or other circumstances may rcquire. The lever C is provided with a horizont-al slot, (f', to receive the pivotpin d, so as to permit a limited amount of long'itudimil movement of the compress and its bar or link, in order to acconunodate them to the position of the tub without requiring' separate adjustmont each time the position of the tul) is changed. The lower end of the link is also forked or slotted, as at 11', to receive a cross-bar, G, which is pivoted thereto at q and has a limited rocking' inovement upon its pivot. To the under tace of this bar G the compress E is loosely secured by means of flexible connections, preferably the cords 71, which pass throug'h apertures in the plate of the compress and are attached to the bar. This allows the eompress-plate to roek upon the lower face of theI bar G, in order to accommodate itself to the position of the clothes in the tub.

' The compress may be made of any suitable material, althoug'h I prefer to use a circular wooden plate for that purpose. This plate is preferably formed ot' two or more sections, e, united to each other by liexible eonnections, 7o as the cords k, as I have found that the limited amount of tlexibility'g'iven the compress by'forming' it of two or more separate pieces I is very advantageous, as it better accommodates itself to the inequalitiies of the mass of clothing' being' operated upon.

Then the compress is made of two or more Sections, I prefer to en'iploy a slat, l, of thin material on the under side of the compressplate, extending' transversely across the line of division between the separate sectious, as otherwise there is dang'er of too great yielding' or freedom of movement between the separate sections. This slat also ten ds to prevent splitting of the sections e of the compress- 8 5 plate to which it is connected by the cords h.

are stout cords-one on each side of the bar G-secured to the standard, preferably to the upper forked portion below the series of apertures and having' their opposite strands passing through apertures near the edges of the eomprcss, upon opposite sides of the pivot g. These cords, while they permit the compress to rock upon the cross-bar G at right angles thereto, prevent too g'reat freedom of movement thereof, and are adj ustably connected at their upper ends to thestandard, as by tying' or. otherwise, so that the tension upon the cords maybe varied as circumstances may require.

Then large articles-such as bed-Spreads, table-cloths, and the like-are beingI washed,

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